School+Bd.+Of+Nassau+County,+Florida+v.+Arline

Argued December 3, 1986 --- Decided March 3, 1987 Sanareena Keller
 * U. S. Supreme Court**
 * School Bd. of Nassau County v. Arline**

After the last relaps she was suppended with pay for the remaining of the school year. However, she was discharged at the end of the school year 1978-1979, because of the recurrence of tuberculosis. She brought suit tn Federal District Court, asserting discrimination under section 504 of the Rehabilitation actof 1973, 29 U.S.C. section 794 (Act), and section 706 (7), explains that no one shall be excluded from any federally funded programs based solely on their hadnicap. Here handicap individual is any person having a physical impairment that limits their life activities, this impairment has been recorded and the individual is known for having this impairment. Human Health Services (HHS) define "physical impairment" - any respiratory disorder; and "life activities" - to include working.
 * Background:** Arline was hospitalized in 1957 with a case of tuberculosis. The disease went into remission for over twenty years, suring which time she started teaching school. Then in 1977 and twice in 1978 she relapsed.


 * Decision/Rationale:** The court held a person infected with a contagious disease may be deem "handicap" under section 504. Therefore, Arline did qualify as being a "handicap individual."


 * Implication:** An individual can not be discriminated on the basis of them having a contagious disease, because they are protected under the "handicap individual" Act.

True /False
 * Question:** Teachers that have a disease that cause them to miss too many days from school can be discharge.
 * F**